Charles William Plant, consultant at Herbert Smith Freehills, and a previous chair of the Solicitors Regulation Authority, received a CBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List last week, as did Iain McCormick Hamilton, designated family judge for Manchester, and Derek Searby, retired solicitor and judge. Judith Portrait, partner at Portrait Solicitors, received an OBE for charitable services. CPS solicitor Shane Nainappan received an MBE for services to law and order. Helen Pitcher, chairman of the QC Selection Panel, received an OBE.
19 June 2015
Lawyers on Queen's Birthday Honours list
MOVERS & SHAKERS
WSP Solicitors—David Ashcroft & Jessica O’Shea
Commercial property and child law teams expand with senior hires
Duxton Hill Chambers—Lucas Bastin KC & Joshua Hiew
Set expands London and Singapore offering with senior international disputes hires
Gilson Gray—Gregor Duthie & Stephen Forsyth
Firm strengthens real estate and litigation teams with partner promotions
NEWS
Uber has built a formidable strategy for insulating itself from liability for drivers’ conduct, but the legal terrain differs sharply between the US and England and Wales
The Civil Justice Council’s review of Part III of the Solicitors Act 1974 could mark the end of what one commentator calls an ‘outdated’ and overly technical regime governing solicitor-client fee disputes
The House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Act 2026 marks a constitutional watershed by severing the centuries-old link between hereditary titles and automatic membership of the upper chamber
Artificial intelligence, proportionality and public decision-making are under increasing judicial scrutiny, according to the latest public law round-up from Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
Families relying on informal agreements over property ownership could face costly consequences if disputes arise, the High Court has warned
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